used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
bazaarsnounUS /bəˈzɑːrz/
plural of “bazaar” — a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
gamblesnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlz/
plural of “gamble” — money that is risked for possible monetary gain
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
Gerald
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From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
ten 10s
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
I've
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From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
ifs
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From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
maximumnounUS /ˈmæksəməm/
the largest possible quantity
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
orchestraladjectiveUS /ɔːrˈkestrəl/
relating to or composed for an orchestra
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
Reggie
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From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
such-like
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From this reading "I've never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are a good many 'ifs' in gambling," I remarked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
Ulrica
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From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald into the orchestral concert.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What awfully good luck you had!" he observed, after we had been chatting some time.
you'd
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From this reading "If you'd had the maximum on each time, you'd have won over seven hundred pounds."
